Is BUTTONWOODS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUTTONWOODS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUTTONWOODS mean?
Buttonwoods is a form of BUTTONWOOD.
- noun
very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + W (4) + O (1) + O (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BUTTONWOODS
BUTTONWOODS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BUTTONWOODS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- buttonwood16
- nutwoods12
- nutwood11
- sunbow11
- obtunds10
- swound10
- wounds10
- outstood9
- boutons9
- buttons9
- bounds9
- bundts9
- dobson9
- doubts9
- obtund9
- downs9
- woods9
- wound9
- bows9
- swob9
- boston8
- bouton8
- button8
- bonds8
- bound8
- bunds8
- bundt8
- doobs8
- doubt8
- nowts8
- swoon8
- swoun8
- towns8
- wonts8
- down8
- dows8
- wood8
- bow8
- toutons7
- donuts7
- nodous7
- stound7
- tondos7
- bonus7
- boons7
- boost7
- boots7
- boson7
- bosun7
- botts7
- bouts7
- bunts7
- butts7
- noobs7
- tsubo7
- bods7
- bond7
- buds7
- bund7
- doob7
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